Heath Road, Bagworth Solar Farm (21.5 MW)
Heath Road, Bagworth Solar Farm is a 21.5 MW solar farm project in Hinckley and Bosworth, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 24 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 5 September 2025.
21.5 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
5 September 2025record last updated
Hinckley and Bosworthcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 21.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 5 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Planning application reference
- 25/00692/FUL
- Site area
- 31.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Heath Road, Bagworth, Coalville
- Council area (by location)
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Name in REPD
- Heath Road, Bagworth - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19187
Who decides
| Applications | Hinckley and Bosworth | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindridge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.5 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm (Newbold Verdon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.3 |
| Stoneshollow Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Crown Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 3.1 |
| Tower Hayes Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Desford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Hinckley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Hangmans Hall Farm | solar farm | 35 | refused | 7.0 |
| Kirkby Road | solar farm | 23.5 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.6482, -1.3312).